Moves (Olly Murs song)

"Moves"
Single by Olly Murs featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album You Know I Know
Released	28 September 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Pop funk
Length	2:45
Label	RCA Sony
Songwriter(s)	Edward Sheeran Steve McCutcheon Ammar Malik Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Olly Murs singles chronology
"More Mess" (2017) "Moves" (2018) "Die of a Broken Heart" (2022)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Bounce" (2018) "Moves" (2018) "How You Love Me" (2018)

"Moves" is a song performed by English singer Olly Murs, featuring vocals from American rapper and record producer Snoop Dogg. The song was released as a digital download on 28 September 2018 as the lead single from his sixth studio album You Know I Know . ^[1] The song also features on the Johnny English Strikes Again OST. It was written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Ammar Malik and Snoop Dogg.

Background

The song is similar to "Feels", by Calvin Harris. ^{[2] [3]}

This is the second time that Ed Sheeran has written a song for Murs. The first was "Love Shine Down", a track on Murs' self-titled debut album.

Critical reception

Michael Cragg of The Guardian derided the track, joking that "it's dominated by two things: Ed Sheeran, who co-wrote it, likely demoed it and then emailed it over as willthisdo.mp3; and Snoop Dogg, who was no one's first choice and has literally no idea what's going on". ^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Moves" was first released onto YouTube on 17 October 2018. It features Murs sneaking into a nightclub with friends while competing in a dance battle. ^[4]

Rowan Atkinson appears as a bartender serving Murs energy drinks. Snoop Dogg is heard but not seen as he was unable to attend the filming of the video. ^[5]

Elsie Hewitt an English Supermodel / Actress is also in the said music video.

Live performances

• The X Factor (11 November 2018) featuring Lady Leshurr instead of Snoop Dogg. ^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Moves" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	2:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Moves"

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA) [7]	39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9]	28
Croatia (HRT) [10]	57
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) [11]	32
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [12]	10
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [13]	13
Romania (Airplay 100) [14]	98
Scotland (OCC) [15]	18
UK Singles (OCC) [16]	46

Year-end charts

2019 year-end chart performance for "Moves"

Chart (2019)	Position
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [17]	62

Certifications

Certifications for "Moves"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Moves"

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	28 September 2018	Digital download streaming	RCA Sony

References

1. "Moves (feat. Snoop Dogg) – Single by Olly Murs". Apple Music. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
2. Cragg, Michael (2018-10-05). "This week's tracks reviewed: Robyn, Olly Murs and Sigrid". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2018-12-11.
3. "Olly Murs macht's mit Snoop Dogg!". klatsch-tratsch.de (in German). 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
4. "Olly Murs Shows Off His Quirky Dance 'Moves' in New Video: Watch". Billboard. October 17, 2018.
5. "Olly Murs – Moves (Official Video) ft. Snoop Dogg" . Retrieved 14 November 2018– via YouTube.
6. "Olly Murs returns to the X Factor stage with Moves > Live Shows Week 4 > The X Factor UK 2018" . Retrieved 14 November 2018– via YouTube.
7. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
8. "Olly Murs feat. Snoop Dogg – Moves" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
9. "Olly Murs feat. Snoop Dogg – Moves" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
10. "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
11. "2018/51. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved 6 January 2025.
12. "TÓNLISTINN – LÖG | Plötutíðindi". Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
13. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
14. "Airplay 100 – 18 noiembrie 2018" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
17. "Tónlistinn – Lög – 2019" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
18. "British single certifications – Olly Murs – Moves". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 7 February 2020.